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(3)
Judges of the superior courts should be appointed with tenure to retiring age rather than fixed-term
contracts.
Comment: Judges of both the High Court and
District Court are appointed by Letters
Patent and have security of tenure to retirement age.
(4)
Terms of service of the judiciary (particularly in relation to housing) should be improved and judges
should be allowed to return to practice after
resignation from the bench.
Comment : There have been recent changes that
permit High Court judges to have a
choice of either a non-accountable cash
allowance for housing or government
quarters.
prohibiting
The existing rule
return to practise after
resignation from the bench has been
considered very recently by the Chief
Justice and the
both believe
is sound.
Attorney General and
that the present practice
(5) A formal system of
serve as part-time
appointing local lawyers to
Recorders
or Deputy Judges
should be adopted.
Comment: This suggestion is at present subject
to detailed study.
No comments yet.
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